Sendai, “City of Trees,” and Matsushima: Miyagi’s cityscape and one of Japan’s three great views

About Miyagi

Miyagi’s capital, Sendai, is the leading city of the Tohoku region, blessed with rich fisheries along its Pacific coast.

Main walking areas in Miyagi

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Sendai (Ichibancho, Kokubuncho, Aoba Castle ruins)
• Matsushima (one of Japan’s three great views)
• Shiogama (Shiogama Shrine, Shiogama Port)

Miyagi trivia

Matsushima is one of Japan’s three great views, a scenic bay dotted with roughly 260 small pine-clad islands.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Miyagi

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=miyagi for the Miyagi list.